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When we hear the word “grief,” we typically assume there has been a death. However, this is not always the case. As we have learned over the last two years of going through a pandemic, grief comes in all shapes and forms and may show up where and when we least expect it. Grief is the reaction we have to any type of loss, a relationship, a pet, a job, or even just the lives we had before. Unfortunately, we all have experienced a loss at some point in our lives. When we are gri

Written by: Amanda Levison , M.S., LMHC, LPC, CCBT It is hard to know how to feel about all of the new situations during the COVID-19 pandemic, and grief is one of them. Dealing with grief during this time is a unique situation we have been thrown into with no idea how to handle it. As if grieving is not hard enough, we now have to grieve from a distance without the ones we love around us. Grief does not have to be for someone who has died; it can be for the loss of a job, th

Written by: Amanda Levison , M.S., LMHC, LPC, CCBT Is it different to grieve for a grandparent than it is for a peer or young person? Of course it is. We all know according to the life cycle, it is customary that you bury your parents and grandparents. But that doesn't mean it doesn't hurt. Dealing with grief after the death of a grandparent can be heartbreaking. There is no love like the love from your grandparents. They spoil you, let you stay up late, sugar you up with

Recently, a client was telling me about her frustrations of being a widow with no help from others and hearing from her friends who are divorced about the difficulties they have with single parenting. She felt that she never got a break, while her friends had “time off” when their kids were with the other parent. She stated that others, “just don't understand.” For those facing the pain of loss,  grief counseling in Harrisburg, PA  can provide the support and guidance needed